50 Things to Eat and Drink in Greater Cleveland: The 7 best cocktails in town

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 2014 edition of the 50 Things to Eat & Drink in Greater Cleveland includes a delicious menu of the best entrees, appetizers, desserts and drinks in the region. Today, we look at the best cocktails on the list, selected by critics at the Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer

The Daiquiri at Velvet Tango Room, Cleveland: Long before the Cuban
Missile Crisis, daiquiris were a distillation of everything sexy about
the early Sixties. Then came cheap bottled mixes with all the refreshing
integrity of St. Joseph Baby Aspirin. Your first taste of one of the
hand-crafted daq’s at Velvet Tango (made with fresh-squeezed citrus
juice and simple syrup) is a puckery flashback to that
tart-sweet-timeless refreshment. Not cheap, but you’ll savor every sip.
2095 Columbus Rd., Cleveland. velvettangoroom.com, 216-241-8869 -- Joe
Crea, Northeast Ohio Media Group

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The Cleveland Mule at Sloane Pub, Lakewood: Raise a glass to our fair
city with a 216 twist -- a (trademarked) Cleveland Mule, made with
locally distilled Cleveland Whiskey, at Sloane Pub in Lakewood, instead
of the traditional Moscow Mule with vodka. And yes, it’s served in a
copper mug. 18196 Sloane Ave., Lakewood. 216-221-2237. -- Laura DeMarco,
The Plain Dealer

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